Improvement in washing-machines



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JOSEE JOHNSON, OF NEW YORIQ N. Y., A SSIGNOR 'IO HIMSELF AND WILLIAM I-I. JOHNSON, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 93,309, lated A'ug'ust 3, 1869.

v IMPROVEMENTIN WASHING-MACHIS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, J OSEE JOHNSON, of New York,

`in the county of New York, 4and in the lState of New York, have invented certain newv and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawings, and to thelettersof reference marked thereon, making-a part of this specication.

The nature of `my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a power washing-machine, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the alt to which my invention appertains to` make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and op.- eratiou, referring to thc annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a longitudinalvertical section, and

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section.

A represents a table, of any snit-able height and dimensions, having ,a square or rectangular opening, B.

an outlet, b, so ,situated that 'any water in said box maybe allowed to pass ont and fall through the openin B.

Under the table A is laid a track, or way, D, on which the box E moves, said box being provided with suitable wheels, F F, to run on the track.

On the bottom of thc box E is secured a false or movable bottom, d, which is provided with a number of rows of pins, a ,between which rows the clothes are placed.

Instead of such rows ofv pins I may use perforated partitions, and if desired, these partitions or pinsmay be secured to the bottom of the box itself, but. I prefer attaching them to a movable bottom, which is then secured to the bottom of the box by screws or other suitable means; because, if any of said pins or partitions should bccorrre broken, or in any way need repairing, the false bottom is readily removed from the box, so that the repairs can be easier effected than if the whole box had to be ltaken away for that pur-- pose. l

'Along the sides of the box E, on the inner side, are placed cleats, ce, on which the cover', G,rests, the pins a a also supportingtlre same.

The cleats c c and Icover' Gr are so arranged-within the box E that the sides of the box will extend, in a full sized machine, about six inches above the cover, which will allow any water that might splash up around the edges of the cover, to go back without splashing on the outside.

The outer ends of tl1c-axle,on which one set of wheels, F F, are placed, are connected by pitmen II 1I to ily-wheels I I, placed one on each end of a shaft, having suitable bear-ings beneath and near thc end of the table A.

Ihas a better chance A pulley, J, on the same shaft, is, by a belt or other suitablemcans, connected with the machinery that is designed to operate the washing-machine.

From the end of tlre table A, an extension, K, projects and extends over and around the shaft and iiywlreels rI I, serving as a guard for the same,.protect ing any person from coming in contact with the wheels,

the same as the table A, serves as a guard from the| desired. v

The clothes are first placed on the table' A, and

soaped, when they are passed down through the apcrture B, into the box E, and placed between the rows of pinsaa. Y

By dividing the clothes in this manner, the water to pass throughthem than if they were all together. Besides, it will readily be seen that if the clothes were placed ina box without such pins or partitions, and having a reciprocating motion,

whentlre box is moving in one direction, and is suddenly checked, the momentum 'of the water being greater than that of the clothes, the water will strike the end of the box first, and the reaction of the water Ymeet the clothes, and in a great measure prevent them from strikingthc end of the box at all. But the rows of pins allow the water to pass through, so that there is no reaction to check the clothes, but they will strike the pins on both sides, and consequently be cleansed much quicker' and much better than otherwise.\v A

A clotlres-wringer ris placed on the edge ofthe box C, so.that the clothes can be at once wrung when taken out, and any water collecting in the box O can be drawn off vthrough the outlet l), into the box lil affarn.

oHaving thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

, l. The reciprocating box E, provided with rows vof pinsl a a, in combination with the pitmen'-H H, and iiy-wheels I I, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The arrangement of the table A, box O, and

reciprocating box E, all constructed substantially as -poses herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 28th day of June, 1869.

Witnesses: e J OSEE JOHNSON.

C. L. Evnn'r, A. N. MARR. 

